Friday, April 29, 2011

Congratulations Kate and Will !

Having a fabulous day watching all the wonderful festivities of the Royal wedding ..What a beautiful wedding it was too ! She looked stunning and so did William. They looked so inlove and Happy...It was truly a Fairytale wedding..l am still enjoying all the coverage and interviews etc...l wish them lots of luck and thank God lessons have been learnt by the royal family ! No crafting for me today, just enjoying a gloriously , happy day ! Nice to be able to forget the horrible state the world is in at the moment , least for a while ! Hugs Susan x

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Decoupaged Card

Hi everyone , This card has 7 layers of decoupage !The decoupage sheet and BP was sent to me from a lovely forum friend over at Crafts Beautiful ! l enjoyed doing this card and l have inked up the edges with a gold ink pad..l have also decorated the inside of the card with the same DP..l am entering this into the challenge over at OSAAT the theme this week is 'Father's Day / Sports Day ' ..Over at Creative Inspirations, they want to see projects with 'Pets or Animals ' this is my 2nd card for this challenge.. Over at Sparkles forum Challenge, the theme is ' Anything Goes 'This is my 2nd entry ... Hugs Susan x

Monday, April 25, 2011

Love these little cuties !

Hope everyone has had a lovely Easter ? The weather over here in Mallorca certainly was a let down for the poor tourists ! We have had a very dreary,grey skied easter break. We didnt have any plans for this easter, so we were no bothered too much by the down turn of the weather.Infact, l managed to get quite a few cards completed, so it was a bonus. This card features a topper & papers from the country companions range. l have used a nestie frame sent to me from a dear friend on the CB forum The little silver beads and ribbon are from my stash and all the flowers are from WOC..l am entering this card into the following challenges...Sparkles forum challenge the theme is ' Anything goes '...Over at C.R.A.F.T , They want to see ' Flowers '...At Creative Inspirations , The theme is ' Pets / Animals '...At the Prairie fairy fridays the theme this time is ' Flowers &/or April showers...Craft us Crazy still have the theme running of ' Thinking of you / animals ...Hugs Susan x

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Its About time !...

Hi everyone, Its about time l got back into the challenges over at Bah!Humbug! , l have missed quite a few weeks, so l better get my backside in action and start filling that christmas card box . The way this year is rapidly passing, we will be in November and l will have only half of my planned cards ready ! The theme this week is ' Santa Claus ', l have used a selection of materials from Kanban and the ribbons are from my stash. ..Hugs Susan x

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hi everyone !

Its been a while since l updated...had a few health issues going on and then to top it all last friday had to go to hospital to have a wisdom tooth out..l was in agony ! but l do feel so much better now. l have been making a few cards and l will be getting back into the challenges and visiting you all soon.. This afternoon sara arrives home from Andorra, where she has been working this past 6 months.l am so pleased to have her back home..So we are going to pick her up at the airport this afternoon.. well, l have made a start at getting back into blogging, lets hope l can keep it up and my next post will be to show a card and enter some of the challenges.. wishing you a lovely day and Happy crafting ! Hugs susan x

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Great News !

Morning everyone, Just an update..... Tomorrow Amanda and l are flying off to Barcelona to see the Justin Bieber Concert in the evening ! Yes , l know l am a bit of an ' old teenybopper ' heheh but l thoroughly enjoyed his first concert in Birmingham Uk last month, it was Amazing !It was so great to see so many youngsters and their families having a wonderful time altogether..12.000 people and NO VIOLENCE ! Priceless !!! Anyway ... The fantastic news is....Amanda has been notified that she has won a ' Meet and Greet ' with him..l rang her this morning at school and told her the news...talk about Hysteria !!! hehehe she was crying !..l am delighted for her...There's only one problem l can forsee..because she booked and paid for my ticket this time and its in the 'standing zone '..she just may now be given a fab seat in the VIP zone !!!! and me ? well, looks like l will be swaying around with all the youngsters...Good job l know all the words to the songs...hehehe Baby,Baby , Baby oh....hehehe See you all on thursday when we fly back ..Happy crafting everyone ! Hugs susan x

Monday, April 4, 2011

Afternoon everyone !

Hope all the british mum's had a lovely Mothers Day yesterday ! l had a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers and a gorgeous silver bracelet with MUM charms and 2 hearts from amanda as a special something ..bless her X . We also had a nice meal out too. l was very lucky as Marcos ( my son ) flew over from the UK for a few days , so it was the icing on the cake.. l finished off a large card today for the challenge over at Mo's DP Challenge , they want to see 'Buttons and Bows' l have used an image from Mo's ' Bunches ' l just love her !l have coloured her with my watercolour pencils & chalks for the background,backing papers are from Making Memories 'Spring Fling'Silver mirri card for matting, buttons and ribbon from my stash.EK sucess flower punch for the 2 layered flower. Lavender ink pad for edging the flower and card.Little rose bud is from my stash.l also stamped and heat embossed 2 of the corners using ' sparkle' powder from Personal Impressions...Over at Allsorts Challenge, they want to see 'Bloomin-Blossoms'...At the Sparkles Forum Challenge They want to see ' Springtime'.... Over at The Crafty Pad , the theme is ' Flowers ' .... Wishing you all a lovely afternoon !l know some of my followers are poorly at the moment, so l would like to send you all a big hug and hope you all feel better soon. Hugs Susan XOXOX

Few cards...

Evening everyone, Hope you are all having a nice evening...l thought l would share a couple of cards..Both were for Sara , my daughter who ...